Publications

1. Ahmed SM, Brintz BJ, Pavlinac PB, Levine AC, Nelson EJ, Platts-Mills JA, Kotloff KL, Leung DT. Clinical prognostic models identifying children at risk of death following presentation for diarrheal care. PLoS GPH [Accepted].

2. Garbern SC, Islam MT, Islam K, Khan AI, Taniuchi M, Ahmed SM, Platts-Mills JA, Qadri F, Leung DT. Derivation and external validation of a clinical prediction model for viral diarrhea etiology in Bangladesh. OFID [Accepted].

3. Ahmed SM, Brintz BJ, Pavlinac PB, Platts-Mills JA, Kotloff KL, Leung DT. A clinical prediction rule to guide diagnostic testing in children under-5 presenting with diarrhea in low and middle income countries. OFID. 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36998629.

4. Ahmed SM, Brintz BJ, Pavlinac PB, Levine AC, Nelson EJ, Platts-Mills JA, Kotloff KL, Leung DT. Derivation and external validation of clinical prediction rules identifying children at risk of growth faltering (stunting) presenting for diarrheal care. eLife. 2023 Jan 6. PMID ID: 36607225.

5. Nelson EJ, Khan AI, Keita AM, Brintz BJ, Keita Y, Sanogo D, Islam T, Khan ZH, Rashid MM, Nasrin D, Watt MH, Ahmed SM, Haaland B, Pavia AT, Levine AC, Chao DL, Kotloff KL, Qadri F, Sow SO, Leung DT. Improving antibiotic stewardship for diarrheal disease with probability-based electronic clinical decision support: a randomized crossover trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2022 Aug 29. Pubmed PMID: 36036920.

6. Fernandez V*, Ahmed SM*, Graves MC, Pender M, Shoemaker H, Birich H, Pupaibool J, Benson LS, Leung DT. Incidence rate and risk factors associated with traveler’s diarrhea in international travelers departing from Utah, USA. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022 Aug 15. Pubmed PMID: 35970286. *joint first-author

7.     Andrews FV, Smit E, Welch BM, Ahmed SM, Kile ML. Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocorbon concentrations and hepatitis B antibody serology in the United States (NHANES, 2003-2014). Environmental Research. 2021 Apr; 195. Pubmed PMID: 33539830.

8.     Brintz BJ, Haaland B, Howard J, Chao DL, Proctor JL, Khan AI, Ahmed SM, Keegan LT, Greene T, Keita AM, Kotloff KL, Platts-Mills JA, Nelson EJ, Levine AC, Pavia AT, Leung DT. A modeular approach to integrating multiple data sources into real-time clinical prediction for pediatric diarrhea. Elife. 2021 Feb 2. PMID ID: 33527894.

9.     Reimer JR, Ahmed SM, Brintz B, Shah RU, Keegan LT, Ferrari MJ, Leung DT. Using a clinical prediction rule to prioritize diagnostic testing leads to reduced transmission and hospital burden: A modeling example of early SARS-CoV-2. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Feb 23. Pubmed PMID: 33621329.

10.  Ahmed SM, Shah RU, Fernandez V, Grineski S, Brintz B, Samore M, Ferrari MJ, Leung DT, Keegan LT. Robust testing in outpatient settings to explore COVID-19 Epidemiology: Disparities in race/ethnicity and age, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2020. Public Health Reports. 2021 Feb 4. PMID ID: 33541222.

11.  Ahmed SM, Branscum A, Welch BM, Megowan M, Bethel JW, Odden MC, Joya SA, Ibn Hasan MOS, Lin PI, Mostofa G, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Christiani DC, Kile ML. A prospective cohort study of in utero and early childhood arsenic exposure and infectious disease in 4- to 5-year-old Bangladeshi children. Environmental Epidemiology. 2020 Apr; 4(2).

12.  Welch BM, Branscum A, Geldhof GJ, Ahmed SM, Hytsad P, Smit E, Afroz S, Megowan M, Golam M, Sharif O, Rahman Mohammad, Quamruzzaman Q, Chritsiani DC, Kile ML. Evaluating the effects between metal mixtures and serum vaccine antibody concentrations in children: a prospective birth cohort study. Environ Health. 2020 Apr 10;19(1):41. Pubmed PMID: 32276596.

13.  Welch B, Branscum A, Ahmed SM, Hystad P, Smit E, Joya SA, Megowan M, Golam M, Ibn Hasan MOS, Rahman M, Quamruzzaman Q, Christiani DC, Kile ML. Arsenic exposure and serum antibody concentrations to diphtheria and tetanus toxoid in children at age 5, a prospective birth cohort in Bangladesh. Environ Int. 2019 Apr 30;127:810-818. Pubmed PMID: 31051324.

14.  Ahmed SM, Noble BN, Joya SA, Ibn Hasan MOS, Lin PI, Rahman ML, Mostofa G, Quamruzzaman Q, Rahman M, Christiani DC, Kile ML. A Prospective Cohort Study Examining the Associations of Maternal Arsenic Exposure With Fetal Loss and Neonatal Mortality. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Feb 1;188(2):347-354. PubMed PMID: 30358819.

15.  Keast S, Kim H, Deyo RA, Middleton L, McConnell KJ, Zhang K, Ahmed SM, Nesser N, Hartung DM. Effects of a Prior Authorization Policy for Extended-release/Long-acting Opioids on Utilization and Outcomes in a State Medicaid Program. Addiction. 2018 Apr 20; doi: 10.1111/add.14248. PubMed PMID: 29679440.

16.  Hartung DM, Kim H, Ahmed SM, Middleton L, Keast SL, Deyo RA, Zhang K, McConnell KJ. RA. Effect of a High Dosage Opioid Prior Authorization Policy on Prescription Opioid Use, Misuse, and Overdose Outcomes. Subst Abuse. 2018;39(2):239-246. Epub 2018 May 16. PubMed PMID: 29016245.

17.  Hartung DM, Ahmed SM, Middleton L, Van Otterloo J, Zhang K, Keast SL, Kim H, Johnston KA, Deyo RA. Using Prescription Monitoring Program Data to Characterize Out-of-pocket Payments for Opioid Prescriptions in a State Medicaid Program. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety. 2017 Sep;26(9): 1053-1060. Epub 2017 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 28722211.

18.  Weimer MB, Hartung DM, Ahmed SM, Nicolaidis C. A Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care. Subst Abuse. 2016;37(1):141-7. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1129526. PubMed PMID: 26685018.

19.  Withycombe B, Ovenell M, Meeker A, Ahmed SM, Hartung DM. Timing of Pivotal Clinical Trial Results Reporting for Newly Approved Medications Varied by Reporting Source. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Sep;77:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 27108488.

20.  Philipsborn R, Ahmed SM, Brosi BJ, Levy K. Seasonality of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 1;214(1) 6-15. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw081. Epub 2016 Feb 29. PubMed PMID: 26931446.

21.  Goeres LM, Gille A, Furuno JP, Erten-Lyons D, Hartung DM, Calver JF, Ahmed SM, Lee DS. Rural Urban Differences in Chronic Disease and Drug Utilization in Older Oregonians. J Rural Health. 2016 Jun;32(3): 269-79. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12153. Epub 2015 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 26515108.

22.  Hartung, DM, Bourdette DN, Ahmed SM, Whitham RH. The Rising Cost of Multiple Sclerosis Drugs And the Pharmaceutical Industry: Too Big to Fail? Neurology. 2015 May 26;84(21): 2185-92. Epub 2015 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 25911108.

23.  Verhoef L, Hewitt J, Barclay L, Ahmed SM, Lake R, Hall AJ, Lopman BA, Kroneman A, Vennema H, Vinje J, Koopmans M. Norovirus Genotype Profiles Associated with Foodborne Transmission, 1999-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Apr; 21(4):592-9. PubMed PMID: 25811368.

24.  Ahmed SM, Hall AJ, Robinson AE, Verhoef L, Premkumar P, Parashar UD, Koopmans M, Lopman BA. Global Prevalence of Norovirus In Cases of Gastroenteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;14:725-30. Epub 2014 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 24981041. [cited 923 times by academic and government documents as of January 2022]

25.  Ahmed SM, Lopman BA, Levy K. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the GlobaFl Seasonality of Norovirus. PLoS ONE. 2013 Oct 2;8(10): e75922. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075922. PubMed PMID: 24098406.